NAME
Bryan Jonathan Asson
BIRTH
03 | 02 | 1993
CONTACT
bryan.asson@yahoo.com basson@umd.edu cyink.deviantart.com artsthetic.tumblr.com artstation.com/artist/artsthetic 5710 Key Avenue, Baltimore MD, 21215
//AWARDS DAVID M. SCHWARZ TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIP | EXCELLENCE IN DESIGN | Architectural Design | Juror Citation | AIA FUTURE ARCHITECTS RESOURCES (FAR) SCHOLARSHIP | AIA CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD | Morgan State University
//EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK | College Park, Maryland 04 |2015 - 2018 | Masters in Architecture MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY | Baltimore, Maryland 03 | 2015-11 | Bachelor of Arts in Architecture
ARCHBISHOP CURLEY | Baltimore, Maryland
02 | 2011-10 | Highschool Diploma
(courses in photography and computer technology)
CARDINAL GIBBONS | Baltimore, Maryland
01| 2010-04 |
(courses in architecture and mechanical drawing)
//JOB HISTORY DAVID M. SCHWARZ | DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 04 | Summer 2018| Internship
Assist in large-scale Arena projects CA phase as well as other miscellaneous
projects.
HARRIS-KUPFER ARCHITECTS | Baltimore, Maryland 03 | Present-14 | Internship (assists in creation on constuction documents ,3d modeling and general organization. programs used: Revit, Autocad, Excel, and Adobe Software).
AYERS SAINT GROSS | Baltimore, Maryland
02 | Winter Semester | Internship / Study
(study the process of larger firms through *Design Connect* / assist in 3d modeling Sketchup and Revit).
MT. WASHINGTON PEDIATRIC | Baltimore, Maryland
01| Summer:2009, 2010 | Billing Assistant
(file organization within the billing department).
//SKILLS INDESIGN ADVANCED PHOTOSHOP ADVANCED ILLUSTRATOR GOOD WORD ADVANCED REVIT ADVANCED AUTOCAD BEGINNER SKETCHUP ADVANCED EXCEL BEGINNER POWERPOINT BEGINNER COREL ADVANCED RHINO GOOD
TABLE OF CONTENTS Art is a very important aspect of my work and personal life, and as such is my preferred method of self-expression. I first became interested in architecture when I took a mechanical drawing and architecture course in high school while in search of a major for college. It was there I found my art skills translated into a professional field. Since beginning undergrad my drawing skill has consistently remained integral to how I design. I often sketch out an idea of what I would like the building to look like before I deconstruct it into what the site requires. This leads my design and aesthetic choices which in turn influence the parti of my designs from a schematic level. Left: Personal pieces of digital illustrations. ‘Tree of Life’, ‘Portrait #1’, ‘The Burned Knight’, ‘ Portrait #2’ and ‘Nuntius’
PERSONAL WORK
000
PHOTOSYNTHETIC HOUSING
001
THE VINE
002
FOLDED DUALITY
003
A WOVEN GRADIENT
004
ENVELOPED LAYERS
005
GRAD
A COMMUNITY
006
GRAD
A VOCATION
007
PHOTOSYNTHETIC HOUSING Housing Studio Brooklyn, Maryland Arch 302 / 3 week Exercise Professor Brian Grieb Digital media The site is located on the intersection of Rosabel Avenue and Church Street. It is adjacent to a church as well as two rowhouses that abut its west and east ends. These rowhouses have very active front yards; people can often be seen on warm days, sitting on their porch talking and watching the park across the street. The park provides both great views as well as recreational activites and passage to a middle school. To allow for easy access it is important that Photosynthetic Housing provide a safe passage across the street as well as maintaining the ‘eyes on the road’ security that currently exists within the existing row house module. From within the building it was also important that the house adapt to a more modern family structure specifically that a of the single parent. This meant adopting a new housing ideal in which the family centers around the kitchen activity rather that the long held Fire place approach. An introduction to interior spaces and circulation was given through a visit to Ikea so that ideal rooms could be assessed and compromised within the module. Buildings such as ‘Villa Cook’ by Le Corbusier and ‘Tzara House’ by Adolf Loos were used a precedents.
001
PROGRAMATIC MASS
FACADE DIVISION
ENTRY DILENEATION
PERSONAL SPACE
ROOF DIVISION
CONNECTION TO SKY
BASEMENT
H2
GROUND FLOOR
C
H2
SECOND FLOOR
ROOF PLAN
P
Life + Energy + Light + Water + Heat = Photosynthetic Housing The photosynthetic housing module was designed around the idea of saving money over time rather than on investment, through solar panels, daylighting, grey watersystems and conservation. Solar panels help to save energy. Daylighting and reflective surfaces help get light into main spaces to keep energy use down to a minimum, Water is recycled through a greywater system by way of a water wall and heat is expelled through the stairwell shaft. These systems form a give-and-take between the built structure and the nature that surrounds it.
RS
SS
S
SP
R
T
001 MASTER BEDROOM
BATH
KITCHEN
002 LIVING ROOM BATH
H1 House typ. 1
SP Solar Panel
H1 House typ. 2
RS Roof Slope
C Church
R Rain
S Operable Skylight
P Park
T Rainwater Tank
SS Shade Seating
003 ENTERTAINMENT ROOM
AXIS
THE VINE Building Design Baltimore, Maryland 2015 Arch 402 / 4 week Exercise Professor Issac Williams Digital media The site is located on the campus of Morgan State University. While it is a local street it is one of the most travelled streets on campus because it is located in the heart of student activities, it lies between two of Morgan’s arterial streets (East Cold Spring Lane and Argonne Road), the location holds the second largest parking garage on campus, and it is adjacent to The Student Center, The Library and the campus stadium. While the campus seemingly has many amenities it lacks healthy nutritional options within its current meal plan. As such Morgan remains in a food desert. A food Desert as defined by USDA is “-urban neighborhoods and rural towns without ready access to fresh, healthy, and affordable food. Instead of supermarkets and grocery stores, these communities may have no food access or are served only by fast food restaurants and convenience stores…” The lack of proper eating spaces makes the site the best place on campus to force students to think about what they are eating and make better choices on and off campus by not simply providing the food but creating a sense of place.
002
DAYLIGHTING
CONNECTION
VISIBILITY
PLACE
ROOF PLAN A
B
B FRESH FOOD VS PRODUCED
A
UTILITES AND TRASH CIRCULATION
SECTION A
THE VINE
THE MARKET MARKET THE
A Sense of Place A Sense of place was created by using idealized programmatic forms to create boundaries of a centralized communal space called ‘The Vine’ this space is meant to operate in any temperature even when outside seating isn’t being occupied. The Vine becomes not only a location but a theme for the programs that support it. In winter for example a Christmas tree may occupy the space while during Halloween, associated decorations and party’s may take place here. This makes the building not only an area where people buy and leave but where people meet, do activities, learn and have fun.
G S E D K SO
IS V
C OS
M G PARKING GARAGE S STAIRCASE E ELEVATOR D DOCKING
MS MULTIPURPOSE IS INDOOR SEATING
K KITCHEN
OS OUTDOOR SEATING
C CAFE
M
V THE VINE
SO SECURITY OFFICE
MS OS
MARKET
SECTION B
FOLDED DUALITY AIA MARYLAND STUDENT DESIGN Design V Baltimore, Maryland 2014 Arch 401 / 3 week Exercise Professor Kuo Pao Lian Digital media The site is located at the intersection of Aliceanna Street and Caroline Street within an industrial section of downtown Baltimore. Caroline Street while welltravelled is the more pedestrian oriented street while Aliceanna Street is more car friendly and commercial. Typographically many of the buildings in the immediate area are warehouses with the most prominent being controlled by H&S Bakery, which also holds a building on the sites lot. Folded duality is a project that uses the same typologies to introduce learning and set design to the heart of Baltimore, by providing classrooms whereby students can learn about film, and a main stage where they can put what the learn into practice.
003
PROGRAMATIC MASS
DIVISION OF MASS
STACKING
MERGE
HEIARCHY /FOLD
A Stark Contrast The juxtaposition of buildings is inherent to the nature of the rooms within them. The stage is a large mass (black box) which requires controlled lighting. While the classes need as much light as possible and a progressive grandeur. The only similarity being that their program takes up 75% of the site each. To alleviate this problem the main stage and classrooms were separated into two halves the upper being for beginning students and the lower for the more advanced. 8 MULTIMEDIA ( PUBLIC ) P2
FS1
MAINSTAGE :ADVANCED
FS1
MAINSTAGE :BEGINNER
P2
MULTIMEDIA (PUBLIC)
S2
STUDIO BEGINNER
W2
WORKSPACE BEGINNER
S1
STUDIO ADVANCED
W1
WORKSPACE ADVANCED
A
ADMIN.
P1
COMMUNITY (PUBLIC)
C
CONSTRUCTION
8A ADMINISTATION | TYP.
EAST ELEVATION
SOUTH ELEVATION
P2 S2 W2 S1 FS2
W1 A P1
FS1 8 COMMUNITY | KITCHEN P1
C
G3
G1 GREEN ROOF G2 SCHOOL COMMUNITY G3 COMMUNITY
G2
H1 H&S BAKERY H2 ROW HOUSE
G1
H1
H1 H3
A WOVEN GRADIENT Design V Baltimore, Maryland 2014 Arch 401 / 3 week Exercise Professor Kuo Pao Lian Digital media During the summer months watching movies outdoors on a projected building is a popular activity in little Italy. The task of The Padiglione (pavilion) project was to bring the same atmosphere that currently exists to a building that could function year round. The site is located at the intersection of South President Street and Eastern Avenue in the Little Italy district of Downtown Baltimore. It is adjacent to Columbus Park and the water, however, it is also bordered by a major street (President Street) which creates a physical divide which is quite literally hard to cross as well as an abundance of noise. To the sites east there are residential buildings which conform to the traditional city grid. To combat these problems the program is used to separate quiet spaces from loud spaces with community programs being pushed towards the front and quiet programs to the back. This allows ‘The Padiglione’ to embrace the community as well as weave the gridded urban fabric with the organic shapes created by symbols of nature.
004
SITE PLAN SECOND FLOOR
FIRST FLOOR
01
02
UTILITY
COMMUNAL
1A CORE
1B EXHIBIT
2A KITCHEN
2B DINING
3A ADMIN
3B INDOOR THEATER
THE WEAVE
4B OUTDOOR THEATER
3B 1A
2A 2B
1B
The weave is accomplished through several means, the mysterious overhang, the shape, and materiality. The large overhang creates usable within the ‘negative space’. The cantilever is accomplished through deep mat footings. The turning shape allows for the transition between nature, the grid and the irregularity of the site’s shape. Materiality eases the building into the context through Wood Panels (nature) and Metal Panels (city) by using wood slats to transition between the two.
3A 4B
AXIS / USAGE
03
04
ORIGINAL INTENT
ENVELOPED LAYERS Building Design Baltimore, Maryland 2015 Arch 402 / 3 week Exercise Professor Issac Williams Digital media As part of a second project for the semester students were assigned to exchange a project with their peers (see Project 002); once assigned students were told to assess the pros and cons of the original as well as adding program in the form of indoor and outdoor farming spaces, classrooms and community outreach features such as a demonstration kitchen. The building received through the exchange is located on Morgan State University’s campus, on Hillen Road and Perring Parkway. The building itself was very massive on the site, representing that of almost a 3 story building in scale. The main conceit of the original was the layering of program which comprised of growing, eating and selling. With the original project in mind, the job of the ‘Wreathe’ became encompassing those original layers so there was interactivity, hierarchy, and cohesiveness when the program was rearranged so a new layer, the learning layer, could be established.
005
LAYERING
FOOD PRODUCTION
PROMENADE
AXIS / HEIARCHY
LAYERS LEARN / SELL / EAT / GROW
NODES
UTILITIES
AD
C U
E2 IF E1 PRIMARY ENTRY MZ
E2 CLASS ENTRY
M
E3 COMMUNITY ENTRY
A
P D
K2
PARKING
D DINING K1 KITCHEN K2 DEMO. KITCHEN OF
K1
M
MARKET
PP PLANT PROPOGATION
B
MZ MEZZANINE
DK OP
SL SEED LIBRARY
D
B
PP
BATHROOMS
DK DOCKING
SL
A AQUAPONICS E3
E1
IF
INDOOR FARMING
OF OUTDOOR FARMING U MECHANICAL OP. P
C
CLASSROOM
AD ADMINISTRATION OP OUTDOOR PERFORMANCE
DOCKING
KITCHEN
SEATING
RAIN WATER RETENTION
KITCHEN
MAIN SPACE
MARKET
Methodology Wreathe - “to surround in curving or curling masses or form.” With a functioning boundary being established between Morgan’s Campus and The Community, the sculptural roofing system was designed around the ‘Flower in a Garden’ methodology whereby the boundaries are pre-established. Thus the community building is shared by all sides at there is no true back or front to the site. The New Layer
A
The new layer is approached from Morgan’s existing quad. This area while private allows access to classrooms and the operation of plant harvesting machines and software, as well as a controlled roof garden. Interactivity is controlled through a mezzanine level which helps to add a layer of verticality to spaces and a blending of layers whereby visitors can observe or study. Key elements integral to the design of the new layer are the aquaponic tanks, and a pinkhouse lab. Aquaponic tanks were used to provide a visual spectacle to the main space. The Pinkhouse lights were used as a means of high production as they have the ability to grow a lot of product in a short amount of time and require no daylight. IF
SL
OF
GROWING
DEMO KITCHEN
SEATING
GROWING
“DESIGNS OF PURELY ARBITRARY NATURE CANNOT BE EXPECTED TO LAST LONG.” -[KENZO TANGE]
A COMMUNITY Urban Design Columbia, Maryland 2017 Arch 407 Professor Jana Vandergoot Digital media This work represents a half semester of work. It looks at the ‘Owen Brown Community’ in Columbia MD. The goal of the project was to determine the best aspects of the site and solve various problems as we saw them. The site of Owen Brown is dealing with many problems which include: a disorienting parking lot and sense of place. The spine of the site and connection also seemed to be in a state of disrepair. The New Lake Elkhorn Development addresses these issues by using nodes and follies (Parc de la Villette) to connect the site to its context and create a sense of place. The main north-south and east-west were also redeveloped in this scheme to create safe pedestrianfriendly circulation paths for the existing community who would often take shopping carts to their apartments.
006
x
x
x
x
x
x
x SUBSTATION
RIVER
1,001 - 2,500 FAMILIES WITH KIDS UNDER 18 PER / SQ MILE
Buildings_Major
TARGET
WALMART RIVER
PARK
.5 MI
PARK
5
PARK GIANT .25 MI
RIVER
1 - 500
.5 MI
CHURCH / USE CHANGE
LAKE
ITH KIDS UNDER 18 R / SQ MILE PARK
.5 MI
10 MIN WALK
.25 MI
RIVER
POTENTIAL USE
101 - 500
RIVER
FAMILIES WITH KIDS UNDER 18 PER / SQ MILE
RIVER
30 SUBSTATION
PARK
COMMERCIAL 5 MIN WALK
SECTION PERSPECTIVE
F A
G B 1
C
H
D I
2 E
B E
RAMP TOWARD COMMERCIAL
C
F
GATEWAY E
H
COMMUNITY INDUSTRIAL SPACE
I
TRANSECT 1: NORTH SOUTH
TRANSECT 2: EAST WEST
TERRACE
A VOCATION Building Design N/A 2017 Arch 600 / 3 week Exercise Professor Julie Gabrielle and Amy Gardner Digital media This project is part of 5 part project in which students were given wall sections. With these wall sections, students both analyzed and hypothesized about the original architectural intent. Through several modules, students critiqued and designed their own architecture by iterating on the original wall section. The wall section used for this project was designed by Sir David Chipperfield on The River and Rowing Museum. Originally designed to mimic an overturned boat its glass base and skylight worked well for daylit spaces whilst its form also subtly melds with the suburban context of the location of the site. The program required living space for a Poet Laureate to have to themselves whilst also providing a public amenity (library) and area for the Laureate to present his or her work.
007
PUBLIC SPACES
WATER SPACES
UTILITY SPACES
CIRCULATION
GUEST. 2
PRES STAGE
STUDY
DN
READING ROOM
GUEST. 2 GUEST 1 WRI. SPACE STUDY
PRES STAGE
OFFICE
OFFICE
OFFICE
DN
FLEX SPACE
DN
READING ROOM
MEZZANINE
GUEST 1 WRI. SPACE GREEN ROOF OFFICE
OFFICE
OFFICE DN
MEZZANINE MEZZANINE
FLEX SPACE
DN
FLOORPLAN - Level 2 SCALE : 1/8” = 1’-0”
SECOND FLOOR
GREEN ROOF
DN
MEZZANINE
POETS YARD
FLOORPLAN - Level 2 SCALE : 1/8” = 1’-0”
KITCHEN
TROUBADOR PARK
DINING POETS YARD
MAS. KITCHEN BED
READING ROOM
LIVING UP
TROUBADOR PARK
DINING
MECH.
ELEC/ SUSTAIN COURTYARD LOUNGE
JAN. CLOSET
EMPLOYEE MAS. LOBBY BED
COMMUNITY LOBBY
VEST.
VEST.
READING ROOM
LIVING UP
LOBBY STORAGE MECH.
EMPLOYEE LOBBY
W. ELEC/ SUSTAIN BATH
LIBRARY
M. BATH COURTYARD LOUNGE SALES
JAN. CLOSET
VEST. VEST.
COMMUNITY VEST. COMP.LOBBY CATER.
UP
FLOORPLAN - Ground Floor SCALE : 1/8” = 1’-0”
STORAGE
LOBBY W. BATH
LIBRARY
M. BATH SALES UP
VEST.
FLOORPLAN - Ground Floor SCALE : 1/8” = 1’-0”
FIRST FLOOR
36
COMP.
CATER.
1
2
INTERIOR 1: DINING ROOM
POET LAUREATES HOUSE
INTERIOR 2: LIVING ROOM
COURTYARD
8
3A
11
3A
5
1 4B 5 4A
12 15
LOAD PATH
15
11
2
- Mullion Connection 1 DETAIL SCALE : NTS
8
2
3B
READING ROOM
9
15
8
READING ROOM 7
12
14
15
- Detail Axon 2 A SECTION SCALE : 3/8” = 1’-0”
3B
15
3C
READING ROOM
READING 9 ROOM
3B
7
10
A
7
5
8
B
4B: CONCRETE SLAB 5: METAL DECKING 6: RADIANT FLOORING COILS 7: WOOD FLOORING 8: PREFABRICATED STEEL TRUSS 9: STOREFRONT / WINDOW
10: VAPOR BARRIER 11: ROOF SHEATHING 12: LIGHTING UNIT 13: AIR VENT 14: GUTTER 15: CMU BLOCK / SPLIT 15 FACE
9
SCALE : 3/8” = 1’-0”
9
8
8
MEZZANINE
9
9
READING ROOM
8
4B
7
AXON -Skin
SCALE : 1/8” = 1’-0”
7 13
12 Lateral Bracing @ Masonry Wall 7
AX
SC
5
13
12
READING ROOM
B SECTION - Detail Axon 1
4B
MEZZANINE
3B
3B 15
1: SKYLIGHT 2: WOOD VENEER 3A: INSULATION @ ROOF 3B: INSULATION @ WALL 3C: INSULATION @ FLOOR 4A: WARM BOARD
LOAD PATH
15
5 5 4A 4A
5 10
5
2
4B
9
8
3A11 4B3A
12
7 4A
5
3A
11
12
15
8
LOAD PATH
15
11
2 2
3A
2
3A
12
11 LIBRARY
6
SCALE : NTS
2
5
15
5 DETAIL - Parapet
3A SCALE : 1/8” = 1’-0”
13
14
4B
SCALE: NTS
2 AXON -Skin
7 12
9
1
2
3B
SCALE : NTS
2
9
7
4 DETAIL - Roof Glazing
3 DETAIL - Wood Veneer
SCALE : NTS
1
MEZZANINE
5 10
2 DETAIL - Floor Slab
1
5
LIBRARY AXON - Structure
SCALE : 1/8” = 1’-0”
4B
7
LIBRARY
6 1: SKYLIGHT 2: WOOD VENEER 3A: INSULATION @ ROOF 3B: INSULATION @ WALL 3C: INSULATION @ FLOOR 4A: WARM BOARD
B - Detail Axon 2 A SECTION SCALE : 3/8” = 1’-0”
4B: CONCRETE SLAB 5: METAL DECKING 6: RADIANT FLOORING COILS 7: WOOD FLOORING 8: PREFABRICATED STEEL TRUSS 9: STOREFRONT / WINDOW
4A 3C
- Detail Axon 2 A SECTION SCALE : 3/8” = 1’-0”
A
7
6
4B 10: VAPOR BARRIER 11: ROOF SHEATHING 3C 12: LIGHTING UNIT 13: AIR VENT 14: GUTTER 15: CMU BLOCK / SPLIT FACE
4B
Lateral Bracing @ Masonry Wall
7 4A
B SECTION - Detail Axon 1 SCALE : 3/8” = 1’-0”
AXON - Structure SCALE : 1/8” = 1’-0”
A
B
1: SKYLIGHT 2: WOOD VENEER 3A: INSULATION @ ROOF 3B: INSULATION @ WALL 3C: INSULATION @ FLOOR 4A: WARM BOARD
4B: CONCRETE SLAB 5: METAL DECKING 6: RADIANT FLOORING COILS 7: WOOD FLOORING 8: PREFABRICATED STEEL TRUSS 9: STOREFRONT / WINDOW
10: VAPOR BARRIER 11: ROOF SHEATHING 12: LIGHTING UNIT 13: AIR VENT 14: GUTTER 15: CMU BLOCK / SPLIT FACE
B SECTION - Detail Axon 1 SCALE : 3/8” = 1’-0”
AX
SC
LOUNGE / LIBRARY TRANSITION SPACE
STRUCTURAL PLAN LEVEL 1
AXIS / HEIARCHY
MEZZANINE
LOBBY SPACE
BRYAN ASSON ARCHITECTURE STUDENT / INTERN | ARTIST |DESIGNER